Former Barca Celebrity Hands Real Shock Loss
09 March, 2020
LaLiga
Result: Real Betis 2-1 Real Madrid
Date: 08 March 2020
Venue: Estadio Benito Villamarin
Real Madrid didn't secure top spot on LaLiga just after falling to a 2-1 defeat to True Betis, with a past FC Barcelona player netting the winning target.
Dani Carvajal and Federico Valverde dropped away for Eder Militao and Lucas Vazquez following Zinedine Zidane made several changes from previous Sunday’s El Clasico make an impression on FC Barcelona.
After a tentative begin, Madrid pushed forward towards the 20th minute indicate and found Marcelo towards the end of a wild volley which fizzled wide following a cross from Vazquez.
Betis regained momentum on the half-hour mark seeing that a free-kick from Nabil Fekir connected with Marc Bartra, who headed outrageous from close-range.
Even so, Madrid were behind ten minutes to halftime when Sidnei pounced about a loose ball from a corner to slam previous Thibaut Courtois from the close to post.
Sidnei turned from hero to villain on the stroke of halftime after his foul on Marcelo inside area led to a good penalty, which Karim Benzema dispatched easily to level matters found in the encounter.
Betis had a major chance to return in front minutes inside second fifty percent through Joaquin, who all rounded Courtois for a tap in, but Luka Modric came to the rescue with a good timeous clearance.
Marcelo struggled to transport on towards the 60th minute and slowly walked off the discipline for Ferland Mendy while Betis added more firepower within their bid to return in the front six minutes afterwards, as Joaquin made method for ex - Barcelona winger Cristian Tello.
A loose ball around the area found Modric who brought Joel Robles to a save with a fine shot before Mendy cracked the crossbar on the rebound 11 minutes after.
Betis regained the business lead eight a few minutes to full-time whenever a poor back move from Sergio Ramos found Andres Guardado, who actually played a through ball for Tello to slot recent Courtois.
Los Blancos looked for an instant reply as full-period loomed, however the visitors held on to throw the title race wide open.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za
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